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we must make between economy and liberty and servitude ''. much of congress seems unable and unwilling to choose economy and the liberty. but perhaps the most serious question is whether enough american citizens are willing to choose non serfdom were fair happy to continue to drift toward the failed project otherwise known as european social model or social democracy. at present the jury is out. here i conclude how is america avoid going down the path of europe? it is a question of incentives i am not a philosophical materialist i do believe there is free will but if incentives are in line with the direction it is harder to persuade people not to follow them. the more america moves in a covert social direction the harder it is to persuade one negative americans it is not tenable it points to policies that embody economic incentives for people to be creative or competitive and not demand a subsidies and tariffs. that said policy is important but it is not enough. those who want america to become western europe those who want this are much bett
we must make between economy and liberty and servitude ''. much of congress seems unable and unwilling to choose economy and the liberty. but perhaps the most serious question is whether enough american citizens are willing to choose non serfdom were fair happy to continue to drift toward the failed project otherwise known as european social model or social democracy. at present the jury is out. here i conclude how is america avoid going down the path of europe? it is a question of incentives i...
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international travel is a driver of our economy, bringing jobs to america. if we can up with the right number of customs, for customs and tsa and moving people through the lines, that is going to have a terrible impact on our ability to create jobs, good paying jobs for hospitality, international trade. i'm going to leave the question their and ask you to answer it in writing, how states like louisiana, new york, california and others will be affected at that turn. >> i can do that with decision. >> thank you. >> i'm going to now turn to senator boozman, but before do, a couple of -- excuse me -- administrative things. questions are coming up about the 2014 appropriations. i just want to say this about our committee that i discussed with senator shelby. we want to do with sequester. we also want to deal with the issues of the c.r. versus omnibus. we don't want a government shutdown. we are looking, we are working with our house counterparts on this. so we don't want that either. also, when the president budget, i'm asking my subcommittee chairs and my rankin
international travel is a driver of our economy, bringing jobs to america. if we can up with the right number of customs, for customs and tsa and moving people through the lines, that is going to have a terrible impact on our ability to create jobs, good paying jobs for hospitality, international trade. i'm going to leave the question their and ask you to answer it in writing, how states like louisiana, new york, california and others will be affected at that turn. >> i can do that with...
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and to beat be him, you had to beat him on the economy. every candidate was going to have to try to trump him on that. and we were fairly confident that no candidate was able to do that. the process was going to be a referendum on who is best suited to defeat barack obama. in a somatic sense. in that sense, but the primary, as much as possible, were you often spend time talking about this and that, and then you have to shipbuilder. that was the caveat. if you go back and read the announcement speech, you can take a look at what was like before the general election. >> leary mentioned the formative research that we were doing. i think we would all agree that it is all about the economy in some form or fashion. [talking over each other] >> what was the definition of what the economy was? all that research that we did in the spring of 2011 was largely about the way people saw the economy from their own experience. the general sense of empowerment that the middle-class felt, you know, it was real anger. anger about the forces they felt were co
and to beat be him, you had to beat him on the economy. every candidate was going to have to try to trump him on that. and we were fairly confident that no candidate was able to do that. the process was going to be a referendum on who is best suited to defeat barack obama. in a somatic sense. in that sense, but the primary, as much as possible, were you often spend time talking about this and that, and then you have to shipbuilder. that was the caveat. if you go back and read the announcement...
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, a growing economy that will bring us back on track. and that's what the discussion is all about. and i wanted to ask comptroller werfel if we take the budget control act, combine it with sequestration and the impact on interest and we total all that up, how much is the savings? ballpark. >> senator, the budget control act had roughly $1 trillion in deficit reduction, the sequester is, would impact the deficit by an additional $1.2 trillion. >> so about 2.2, and i had if you threw in the interest on the -- well, from the center of budget and policy priorities they had 600 billion on the control act, 900 billion on nondefense and an additional 250 in interest savings. so it's a large number, i'm not sure why the discrepancy, but is that more or less than the 600 billion in revenue that is coming out of the december 31st deal? >> it's obviously more. >> by a small amount? >> by a significant amount. exactly. >> so when i hear folks on both sides of the aisle talking about a 50/50 plan for revenue and expenditure reductions, is that anywhe
, a growing economy that will bring us back on track. and that's what the discussion is all about. and i wanted to ask comptroller werfel if we take the budget control act, combine it with sequestration and the impact on interest and we total all that up, how much is the savings? ballpark. >> senator, the budget control act had roughly $1 trillion in deficit reduction, the sequester is, would impact the deficit by an additional $1.2 trillion. >> so about 2.2, and i had if you threw...
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the health of the population has a lot to do with the health of our economy. inequality in american society has a lot to do with our capacity for future economic growth. we have to get this right. what i hope for this book is called quote it is the perspective of a democrat in congress it is a perspective about ideas that separate us and which fifth balanced would bring us back together and so i ask that you give some thought to that in your own lives and have other books to recommend too. for that i am going to stop and say thank you, appreciate the chance to be here. [applause] >> let's take 10 or 15 minutes worth of questions. if you have a question please raise your hand and they will bring a microphone to you. please wait until the microphone is in front of you. first question, question over here. >> thank you for your thoughts. i am curious in your perspective why is it we complain about congress but so many congressman get reelected? the second thing i am curious, more of your personal perspective, you have been in the inner sanctum, the holy grail of t
the health of the population has a lot to do with the health of our economy. inequality in american society has a lot to do with our capacity for future economic growth. we have to get this right. what i hope for this book is called quote it is the perspective of a democrat in congress it is a perspective about ideas that separate us and which fifth balanced would bring us back together and so i ask that you give some thought to that in your own lives and have other books to recommend too. for...
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economy. and in europe right now they're looking at the fuel quality directive and that is actually looking at the entire issue as a sort of negative. and so, there is an opportunity i think to actually view the developments in the past couple of weeks in the u.s. it isn't just a hell is this going to affect canada and u.s. relations but this is a change we're looking at to actually start driving down the carbon emissions, and what does that mean for our relationship, and i hope that it means, you know, not just the negatives but really the opportunities that come with it because i think the economic growth and the job opportunities are much bigger and much greater than what we are finding in the sector. >> a few days ago rupert murdoch who owns fox news and "the wall street journal" tweeted against keystone and said we don't need it because we have all this other natural gas from fracking. i wanted to ask david, what is the implication of the domestic boom? is it going to crowd out of the nee
economy. and in europe right now they're looking at the fuel quality directive and that is actually looking at the entire issue as a sort of negative. and so, there is an opportunity i think to actually view the developments in the past couple of weeks in the u.s. it isn't just a hell is this going to affect canada and u.s. relations but this is a change we're looking at to actually start driving down the carbon emissions, and what does that mean for our relationship, and i hope that it means,...
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we have a stalker economy out there. they compile digital files on everybody, and most of it's benign. they sell it to advertisers to better target the ads that they send you so you'll be more likely to want to see what they are showing you, but they are selling them to other people now too. there's been examples where this causes problems, and the hackers are getting into the files, and foreign governments -- many of our high-tech businesses here in the u.s. have been penetrated by hackers who steal their intellectual property. one business in silicon valley lost a billion dollars worth of multiyear research in a single weekend, and a lot of these businesses that are hacked and penetrated don't even want to talk about it. some of them don't report it because they don't want people to know. it's becoming a very serious problem. by the way, now the hackers cannot only get information, they can make changes in the physical world to power plants, and they can sabotage things. it was a computer worm that destroyed those gas
we have a stalker economy out there. they compile digital files on everybody, and most of it's benign. they sell it to advertisers to better target the ads that they send you so you'll be more likely to want to see what they are showing you, but they are selling them to other people now too. there's been examples where this causes problems, and the hackers are getting into the files, and foreign governments -- many of our high-tech businesses here in the u.s. have been penetrated by hackers who...
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it was pretty dangerous, but as the economy realize that automobiles and transportation were really kind of key to how we had to move out, a lot of rigorous control came in because there was a lot of investment, economy really dependent upon. when you're driving a car today, it is pretty amazing. you literally crash a car at 40 miles an hour and do a nonmobile cement block at the midpoint, and the driver doesn't get hurt. pretty amazing. so i look at the internet today, and there are some natural tensions that are occurring that the national tensions are you can't have time to market, right? the fastest path that gets to the market will grab the lion's share. at some point in time, people are going to demand more rigor. but more rigor is the enemy of time to market. i think we're going to see that sweet spot slowly start to move in the right direction. when? probably when it gets painful enough to do. i love capitalism but that's what drives that equation to when we think will be worth our while to invest in proper security and how we deal in that transaction. so i will just say stay tun
it was pretty dangerous, but as the economy realize that automobiles and transportation were really kind of key to how we had to move out, a lot of rigorous control came in because there was a lot of investment, economy really dependent upon. when you're driving a car today, it is pretty amazing. you literally crash a car at 40 miles an hour and do a nonmobile cement block at the midpoint, and the driver doesn't get hurt. pretty amazing. so i look at the internet today, and there are some...
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we basically have been operating without rules to build our economy up and now that we have gotten to the top we are trying to hamstring them or trying to tie them up with a nod of rules and regulations to hold china down. .. >> next, and anarchy recorded at university of pennsylvania and philadelphia, transport shares stories about her experiences on the united dates commission on civil rights set up by president eisenhower in 1957. this is about half an hour. >> host: well, on your screen now on booktv is a well-known face for c-span viewers, that is =tranfour, professor at university of pennsylvania and also via her of several books. read the university of pennsylvania to talk to her about this book, "and justice for all: the united states commission on civil rights and the continuing struggle for freedom in america" mary frances berry, when did the u.s. civil rights commission began? >> guest: the civil rightscivils commission began in 1957.. president eisenhower had a lot f discussions with john fostere dulles, secretary of state about the way the united states was ws seen around
we basically have been operating without rules to build our economy up and now that we have gotten to the top we are trying to hamstring them or trying to tie them up with a nod of rules and regulations to hold china down. .. >> next, and anarchy recorded at university of pennsylvania and philadelphia, transport shares stories about her experiences on the united dates commission on civil rights set up by president eisenhower in 1957. this is about half an hour. >> host: well, on...
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infrastructure research and third they don't make any cuts in those things that are going faster than the economy. that is stupid, stupid, stupid. >> yet it seems like you think when the sequester kicks in that may be a window to do something big. you were the white house chief of staff during the government shut down. tell us what is going to happen when those cuts kick in and why you think that might be the chance to do something big. >> when you had to go out here and wait for three hours to get through security, you are going to be tested and so is everybody else and you can use story is just like that. they will come back to the congress and say we are sick of this intransigence. let's get together. let's do something smart, let's put partisanship aside and let's fix this debt. ischemic president obama held a news conference this morning saying the central government workers including teachers and emergency responders could lose their jobs of the congress fails to head off the automatic across-the-board spending cuts that are due to take effect on march 1st. the top house republican speaker
infrastructure research and third they don't make any cuts in those things that are going faster than the economy. that is stupid, stupid, stupid. >> yet it seems like you think when the sequester kicks in that may be a window to do something big. you were the white house chief of staff during the government shut down. tell us what is going to happen when those cuts kick in and why you think that might be the chance to do something big. >> when you had to go out here and wait for...
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it doesn't guarantee a sounder economy or more stable job market. it doesn't guarantee that the best interests of our nation are being served. it doesn't guarantee that another young american, man or woman, won't go and lose their life because we were not willing to make the right investments here in the first place. we need to say no to the politics of the lowest common denominator and of simplistic slogans and start making real choices that protect the interests of our country. that's imperative. [applause] >> see all of secretary kerry's speech at the university of virginia any time at c-span.org. >> if blockade is the principle naval strategy of the northern state, the principle naval strategy of the southern states is commerce. one gun on a pivot between the masts, but, again, going after merchant ships, one is all you need. if you caught a ship, the idea was come along side and put a prize crew on board, take it to a port where a prize court judge adjudicates it, sell it at auction, and you got to keep all the money, but, of course, because pr
it doesn't guarantee a sounder economy or more stable job market. it doesn't guarantee that the best interests of our nation are being served. it doesn't guarantee that another young american, man or woman, won't go and lose their life because we were not willing to make the right investments here in the first place. we need to say no to the politics of the lowest common denominator and of simplistic slogans and start making real choices that protect the interests of our country. that's...
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and third they don't make any cuts to those things that are growing faster than the economy. that's stupid, stupid stupid. >> and yet sounds like you think when the sequester kicks in, that may be a window to do something big. tell us what's going to happen march 1 when the sequester cuts taking and why you think that might be a chance to do something big. >> when you guys go here to reagan airport and wait in line for three hours to get through security, you're going to be test. and so is everybody else. and you can use lots of different stories just like that. and when that happens to come back to congress and say, we are sick of this, let's get together, let's do something smart, let's put the partisanship aside, let's go together and let's fix this de debt. >> senator simpson, many people in this room have seen online the video of you gangnam style, a little harlem shake for us? pay for it? >> i didn't hear the last -- >> a little harlem shake for us? >> these young people, you've got to admire them. they handed me the script and it said stop instagram your breakfast. i s
and third they don't make any cuts to those things that are growing faster than the economy. that's stupid, stupid stupid. >> and yet sounds like you think when the sequester kicks in, that may be a window to do something big. tell us what's going to happen march 1 when the sequester cuts taking and why you think that might be a chance to do something big. >> when you guys go here to reagan airport and wait in line for three hours to get through security, you're going to be test....
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our economy will be pursued. we expect that the policy emphasis on manufacturing will start showing tangible results. as in the industrialized, the scope for beneficial cooperation will only increase, whether in terms of r&d, technology agreements, integration of manufacturing processes, or trade. fifth, we cannot allow the differences we have in trade in goods or movement of services to dominate the discourse. we have at the same time to create forums to discuss these issues and we look forward. six, energy and education are strategic openings for the u.s. to invest in the future of india. as many of our american friends remind us, enabling the rise of india is, or should be, a strategic end in itself for the u.s. these are sectors in which the u.s. would be part of such a strategy. seventh, we have begun to work together well in a number of multilateral for. the g20 is a case in point. we appreciate the support for u.s. for our members in various multilateral export control regimes. there is room for us to do m
our economy will be pursued. we expect that the policy emphasis on manufacturing will start showing tangible results. as in the industrialized, the scope for beneficial cooperation will only increase, whether in terms of r&d, technology agreements, integration of manufacturing processes, or trade. fifth, we cannot allow the differences we have in trade in goods or movement of services to dominate the discourse. we have at the same time to create forums to discuss these issues and we look...
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that is the major problem that goes to so many things to the economy of course is a jackson the cost of medicine and it's a detriment to many of our constituents, so i just -- would you give me something back on that to let me know how deep he went into it? one of the things i think the chairman was saying making a part of our inquiry this session the next two years is looking not only at the fda piece of this but looking at this whole thing of the grey market. so i would like to sit down with you if you haven't delved into this and see where, you know, what we might be able to do it together to try to get to the bottom of that because it is a very, very serious problem. a lot of americans do not even know about it. but it's very serious. i want to very briefly go to this whole issue of climate change. the federal guard or the government has a number of efforts under way to decrease domestic greenhouse gas emissions. the success of the gas emission reduction efforts to pay is in large part on the international efforts. however, limiting the fiscal exposure to climate change risks wil
that is the major problem that goes to so many things to the economy of course is a jackson the cost of medicine and it's a detriment to many of our constituents, so i just -- would you give me something back on that to let me know how deep he went into it? one of the things i think the chairman was saying making a part of our inquiry this session the next two years is looking not only at the fda piece of this but looking at this whole thing of the grey market. so i would like to sit down with...